MAFS star Troy Delmege bails on election

Troy Delmege announces he's dropped out as a candidate in the upcoming Federal Election.

Troy captioned this photo: This is gonna be my main pic during the campaign … it took a LOT for searching to find one that made the cut.Source:Instagram

A Married At First Sight star has bailed on his plans to run for Parliament in the upcoming federal election.

Troy Delmege, who appeared on the Channel 9 reality show in 2018, announced in February he was going to run as an independent for North Sydney in the May 18 election.

He set up a campaign website where he vowed, if elected, to “End traffic congestion, abolish the senate, clean up parliament, and fight for small business”.

Delmege also appealed for donations on the site.

Ashley Irvin and Troy Delmege were matched together on Married At First Sight. Picture: Channel 9Source:Supplied

But just over two months later, his political dream came to a screeching halt, with the former reality star withdrawing from the race due to a lack of funds.

“Sadly, I wanted to let you all know that my campaign has come to a conclusion,” Delmege said on Instagram yesterday.

“I was hoping to raise a sufficient level of campaign funds to quickly build a campaign infrastructure to get the message out to every corner of the electorate. Unfortunately, I have come up short.

“Yesterday I decided not to continue with the campaign, which was a very tough decision, since I’ve always wanted to do this and see it through to the very end. Ideally, I would have begun the campaign 12 months ago.”

Troy Delmege won't be working at Parliament House anytime soon.Source:Instagram

It’s not known how much Delmege collected in donations during his short candidacy, and one of his Instagram followers questioned what would happen to the money he collected.

“Expenses have run a bit higher than funds raised but happy to refund to anyone who requests it,” Delmege replied.

North Sydney’s sitting MP Trent Zimmerman was asked about Delmege’s withdrawal from the election and told the Mosman Daily yesterday, “My suspicion was that it was always about attracting a bit of media, and it’s disappointing when people treat the electorate with such disrespect.”

Troy Delmege is best remembered on MAFS for his furious teeth-brushing action.Source:Channel 9